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Friday, March 1, 2013

BULLY / INTIMIDATION

JASMIN ROY & LEE HIRSCHphoto Lena Ghio

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Monday February 25 2013 I went to the DVD launch of the critically acclaimed LEE HIRSCH documentary BULLY. We were treated to a screening of the movie and a question period with the Director.

The film is deeply disturbing. It focuses on a few schools in the US but the unfortunate pattern is universal. As the film crew melts into the background, students and school officials return to their normal everyday attitudes. That is when the truth about bullying emerges. One case in particular is so disturbing, the one about Alex, that you can meet in the link above. Lee Hirsch told us there was at least 29 students bullying this child in one way or another! You will also see the antiquated moral perspective applied in most schools in North America where the staff does not see or pay attention to the dramatic severity of the bullying going on before their eyes.

In one scene the principal intercepts two young boys, the victim and the bully. She asks that they shake hands before going to their classrooms. At this point I wasn't sure who was who as one of the boys was refusing to comply while the other was saying : Sure! I will shake his hand! Then it became clear that the one refusing to shake hands was the victim. I was outraged! This is the equivalent of asking a rape victim to go on a date with her rapist! The concept does not appear to enter the principal's mind at all!
Then the same principal talks with a tiny boy who is heartbroken because his classmates called him names. She asks HIM what SHE should do! I am sorry! But YOU DO NOT ask children to solve the problems of the world! You raise children to be decent human beings! The film also shows how overwhelming it is for a bullied child. Alex has 29 bullies! How can he deal with that on his own?

If you have children in school you owe it to your entire family to watch this film and discuss it because your kids could be on either side of the issue and it is your job to hear them and guide them. There are many resources available for example The Bully Project and the movement against bullying is gaining momentum. In the DVD set, you will have updates on the children's progress.

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